U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., is promoting her participation in a bipartisan Senate effort to curb “earmarks,” the spending that senators add to a bill during conference committees, and that rarely are subject to pre-approval debates or hearings.

McCaskill joined Sen.…

Gov. Matt Blunt announced this afternoon that he had finalized Missouri ’s electoral votes, after the 11 electors had met to cast their support for the Republican ticket that carried the state, but lost the national election: GOP presidential nominee…

Carnahan

All that’s left now is the swearing-in.

Secretary of State Robin Carnahan certified Missouri’s presidential election results Tuesday, officially confirming the state’s closest race in 100 years.

In the final tally, Republican John McCain actually gained a single vote from when local election authorities…

McCaskill

Sen. Claire McCaskill, a staple on the weekend talk show circuit during the campaign, is making her first post-vote appearance on the Sunday morning tube.

McCaskill will appear alongside another familiar face — South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of John McCain’s closest…

Be sure to check out Jo Mannies’ story this morning, where she reports that Missouri may yet be able to retain its bellwether status — though it could be until after Thanksgiving that we find out for sure.

Since last week, Barack…

Bond, right, on stage with Kenny Hulshof election night

The Capitol Hill journal Roll Call has a story today on the will he or won’t he speculation surrounding U.S. Sen. Kit Bond’s intention of seeking a fifth term.

Bond is up for re-election…

Missouri’s presidential results got 699 votes tighter — without those as-yet-uncounted provisional ballots — after St. Louis County completed a new final tally of its votes in Tuesday’s election.

Political Fix got a copy of those tallies, including the township-by-township breakdown,…

It’s no surprise that Barack Obama, the first African-American ever elected to the White House, would enjoy strong support among north St. Louis voters.

But Obama’s performance in parts of the city surpassed stellar, and launched right into stratospheric. In some…

McCain at a rally in St. Charles last month

Though it’s all academic now, St. Charles County — a frequent stop on the Republican campaign trail this summer and fall — appears to have delivered Missouri for John McCain.

The Republican stronghold…

The news site Politico lists St. Louis County as one of the five most important counties in the country for either Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain.

“McCain will likely win rural Missouri and Obama will win the big urban bookends, St.…